Andhra Pradesh Factories Rules, 1950

The appellants, owners of factories in Andhra Pradesh, challenged a Government Order that raised the maximum licence fee under the Andhra Pradesh Factories Rules, 1950 from Rs.10,000 to Rs.18,00,000. They argued that the fee is a regulatory fee, not a tax, and therefore the principle of quid pro quo does not apply; the…

A group of canteen workers employed through a contractor filed writ petitions seeking to be regularised as employees of Mishra Dhatunigam Ltd. and other respondents, invoking the statutory duty under the Factories Act to provide a canteen. The Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed the writs, directing the employers to trea…

The Karnataka Government ran a Secretariat canteen through a committee and appointed workers on an ad‑hoc basis. The workers claimed they were state employees entitled to regularisation and pay parity with government staff. The Karnataka High Court, treating the canteen as a Government Hospitality Organisation, ordered…